Assistant Professor of History

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A historian of modern European history, I write on the histories of work, migration, and political economy. I focus on the nineteenth century, a pivotal period in European history that allows for occasional (research) incursions into both the early modern and modern periods. Currently I am at work on my first book titled The Migrant’s Spirit. How Industrial Revolution Came to the German Lands (under contract with Oxford University Press). The study explores the historical relationships between nearly a century of European migration to North America and Germany’s concomitant rise as a global economic powerhouse. 

Born and raised in Germany, I immigrated to the United States together with my family in the early 2000s. After completing a B.A. in history and economics summa cum laude at Emory University, I worked to advance environmental and social justice in partnership with various non-profit organizations in metropolitan Atlanta, GA. I hold a PhD in history from Stanford University. 

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